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5B7

Rensselaer County Airport
Troy, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	5B7
Lat/Long:	42-41-29.9000N 073-34-47.9000W 42-41.498333N 073-34.798333W 42.6916389,-73.5799722 (estimated)
Elevation:	440 ft. / 134 m (estimated)
Variation:	14W (1985)
From city:	6 miles SE of TROY, NY
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	12140

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	06/1969
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	BOSTON CENTER
FSS:	BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	BTV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.7
WX ASOS at ALB (10 nm W):	120.45 (518-218-6284)
WX ASOS at AQW (18 nm E):	134.775 (413-664-6658)
WX AWOS-3 at SCH (18 nm NW):	119.275 (518-399-6586)
WX ASOS at DDH (19 nm NE):	135.925 (802-442-6059)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ALBr122/10.4	ALBANY VORTAC	115.30	13W
CAMr224/20.9	CAMBRIDGE VOR/DME	115.00	14W
CTRr324/36.8	CHESTER VOR/DME	115.10	13W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
HUNTER		136/18.4		356		14W		HEU	.... . ..-
JOHNSTOWN		133/37.9		523		14W		JJH	.--- .--- ....

Airport Services

Parking:

tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

2670 x 50 ft. / 814 x 15 m
RWY 18 FIRST 40 FT OVERGROWN WITH GRASS.

Surface:

asphalt/L
WIDESPREAD SVR CRACKING AND DISTORTION. SVR SPALLING AND FAULTING. WIDESPREAD VEGETATION.

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

8.0

Runway edge markings:

MARKING NRS FADED.

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Latitude:

42-41.706333N

42-41.290422N

Longitude:

073-34.895532W

073-34.702262W

Elevation:

436.0 ft.

438.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

175 magnetic, 161 true

355 magnetic, 341 true

Markings:

none

basic, in poor condition

Obstructions:

53 ft. trees, 349 ft. from runway, 105 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
11FT TREE 153FT FM RWY END, 8FT L.

97 ft. trees, 287 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left and right of centerline
18 FT TREE 164 FM RWY END, 35 FT R; 8 FT TREE 102 FT FM RWY END, 19 FT L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DU THIS DU THAT INC PO BOX 304 POSTENKILL, NY 12140 Phone (518) 596-5947
Manager:	GEORGE DUJACK, JR. P.O. 304 POSTENKILL, NY 12140 Phone (518) 596-5947

Additional Remarks

-	DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	SRNDG TRRN SLOPES DOWN TO RWY; DUE TO HIGHER SRNDG TRRN RCMD USE OF THE FLWG PROCS: DEP RWY 36 - USE BEST ANGLE OF CLIMB SPEED UNTIL WELL CLEAR OF RESIDENTIAL AREA N OF RWY 36;
-	ARRS RWY 18 - MNTN SUF ALT ON FINAL SO AS TO AVOID LOW ALT AND/OR HIGH POWER OVER RESIDENTIAL AREA WHICH UNDERLIES FINAL APCH TO RWY 18. DEPS RWY 18 & ARRS RWY 36 - USE NORMAL PROCS.
-	TSNT ACFT CALL (518) 596-5947 FOR FIELD CONDS PRIOR TO ARR.
-	FOR CD CTC ALBANY APCH AT 518-862-2299.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5B7.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KALB - Albany International Airport (10 nm W)
4B0 - South Albany Airport (14 nm SW)
KAQW - Harriman-and-West Airport (18 nm E)
KSCH - Schenectady County Airport (18 nm NW)
KDDH - William H Morse State Airport (19 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:17	09:17
Sunrise	05:49	09:49
Sunset	20:12	00:12
Evening civil twilight	20:44	00:44

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Aug-2026 09:40:53
Local (UTC-4)	03-Aug-2026 05:40:53

METAR

KALB 10nm W	030851Z 17008KT 10SM FEW010 BKN017 23/22 A2967 RMK AO2 RAE16 SLP046 P0001 60039 T02330217 58019 $
KSCH 18nm NW	030045Z 00000KT 10SM BKN090 OVC110 23/21 A2983 RMK CZ MONTHLY WX AUGUST
KAQW 18nm E	030852Z AUTO 10008KT 10SM FEW029 SCT045 SCT060 22/21 A2972 RMK AO2 RAE36 SLP060 P0003 60016 T02220211 58027
KDDH 19nm NE	030854Z AUTO 05003KT 8SM FEW035 BKN075 BKN110 21/21 A2971 RMK AO2 RAE33 SLP056 P0002 60011 T02110206 58025 $
KPSF 20nm SE	030921Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM BKN007 BKN017 22/21 A2972 RMK AO2 CIG 006V012 T02170211 $

TAF

KALB
10nm W

030520Z 0306/0406 16006KT 5SM -RA BR SCT006 OVC020 TEMPO 0306/0310 2SM RA BR BKN006 FM031000 19010G18KT 4SM -SHRA BR SCT008 BKN015 FM031500 22012G25KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025 PROB30 0318/0320 VRB15G30KT 3SM TSRA BR BKN025CB FM032000 25011G23KT P6SM BKN030 FM040000 28006KT P6SM BKN050

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